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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Public Health at University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Funding
$17.9M
$17,913,727
Awards
52
FY2026 NIH awards in Public Health
Principal investigators
45
28 lead a grant here, 17 co-investigators
Department rank
#24
of 126 · Ranking
  • NIH names only the principal investigators on an award, so this page lists only them. The department is the award's: it is where ScienceDex counts the award, not a list of the department's members.
  • These are the awards in the Public Health row of the University of California, San Francisco page.

Leads a grant in this department

28 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

  1. Scarlett L Gomez

    Leads 1 award · $2,507,375

    • 5U01CA290831-03Department: NIH department code
      A national Asian American cohort for assessing multi-level determinants in cancer etiology: the ASPIRE Cohort

      Principal investigators: Scarlett L Gomez (contact PI), Iona C Cheng, Salma Shariff-Marco

      $2,507,375
      award amount
  2. Michelle Sang Hsiang

    Leads 5 awards · $2,291,425

    • 5U01AI157962-05Department: NIH department code
      Focal mass drug administration (fMDA) to reduce Plasmodium vivax transmission, a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial in Peru
      $814,229
      award amount
    • 5U01AI155315-05Department: NIH department code
      Long-term health and socioeconomic impact of interventions targeting low-density malaria infection (LMI) among children in Tanzaniav
      $561,318
      award amount
    • 3U01AI157962-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Focal mass drug administration (fMDA) to reduce Plasmodium vivax transmission, a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial in Peru
      $417,048
      award amount
    • 3U01AI155315-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Long-term health and socioeconomic impact of interventions targeting low-density malaria infection (LMI) among children in Tanzaniav
      $291,142
      award amount
    • 1K24AI196470-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mentoring in clinical trials and patient-oriented research in infectious diseases and global health
      $207,688
      award amount
  3. Craig R Cohen

    Leads 7 awards · $1,995,871

  4. Iona C Cheng

    Leads 3 awards · $1,903,857

    • 5R01CA303699-02Department: NIH department code
      Persistent Poverty and Colorectal Cancer Risk: Elucidating biological, behavioral, and place-based pathways

      Principal investigators: Iona C Cheng (contact PI), Erin Lynn Van Blarigan, Jane C. Figueiredo

      $673,205
      award amount
    • 5R01AG075739-05Department: NIH department code
      Impact of Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke on Life Expectancy

      Principal investigators: Iona C Cheng (contact PI), Anna H. Wu, Jun Wu

      $645,971
      award amount
    • 5R01CA262540-05Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the role of area-level factors, smoking, and epigenetics in lung cancer risk across populations groups

      Principal investigators: Iona C Cheng (contact PI), Sungshim Lani Park

      $584,681
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA290831-03, led by Scarlett L Gomez; 5R01MD017762-05, led by Salma Shariff-Marco.

  5. Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith

    Leads 8 awards · $1,794,202

    • 5R01HD108252-05Department: NIH department code
      The impact of group-based life skills and health empowerment for young, married, women to avoid unintended pregnancies in India.
      $436,983
      award amount
    • 5R01HD107197-05Department: NIH department code
      Temporary childbirth migration: understanding the magnitude and implications for maternal and infant health

      Principal investigators: Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith (contact PI), Alison M El Ayadi

      $382,321
      award amount
    • 3R01HD114798-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Reducing anemia among young, preconception women in Nepal through a household level group norm and behavior change intervention and micronutrient supplementation
      $298,417
      award amount
    • 5R01HD114798-03Department: NIH department code
      Reducing anemia among young, preconception women in Nepal through a household level group norm and behavior change intervention and micronutrient supplementation
      $292,085
      award amount
    • 3R01HD108252-05S1Department: NIH department code
      The impact of group-based life skills and health empowerment for young, married, women to avoid unintended pregnancies in India.
      $144,263
      award amount
    • 3R01HD107197-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Temporary childbirth migration: understanding the magnitude and implications for maternal and infant health

      Principal investigators: Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith (contact PI), Alison M El Ayadi

      $97,681
      award amount
    • 3R01HD107197-05S2Department: NIH department code
      Temporary childbirth migration: understanding the magnitude and implications for maternal and infant health

      Principal investigators: Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith (contact PI), Alison M El Ayadi

      $77,706
      award amount
    • 3R01HD107197-05S3Department: NIH department code
      Temporary childbirth migration: understanding the magnitude and implications for maternal and infant health

      Principal investigators: Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith (contact PI), Alison M El Ayadi

      $64,746
      award amount
  6. Jacqueline Marie Torres

    Leads 2 awards · $1,188,905

    • 5R01AG072448-05Department: NIH department code
      The contribution of adult child socio-economic status to parents' risk and outcomes of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs) in cross-national settings
      $734,189
      award amount
    • 5T32AG049663-10Department: NIH department code
      Translational Epidemiology - Training for Research on Aging and Chronic disease

      Principal investigators: Jacqueline Marie Torres (contact PI), Mark J Pletcher

      $454,716
      award amount
  7. Meghan D Morris

    Leads 2 awards · $886,154

    • 5R01DA053325-05Department: NIH department code
      A Randomized Trial to Test the Efficacy of a Partner Navigation Intervention for HCV Treatment among Young Adult People who Inject Drugs
      $669,430
      award amount
    • 5K24DA061103-02Department: NIH department code
      Harnessing interpersonal connections for improved patient-oriented research for people who inject drugs (PWID)
      $216,724
      award amount
  8. Suzanna M Martinez

    Leads 1 award · $701,778

    • 5R01HL164727-04Department: NIH department code
      Food Security and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
      $701,778
      award amount
  9. Fei Jiang

    Leads 2 awards · $661,275

    • 5R01NS132766-03Department: NIH department code
      Statistical tensor regression models for intracranial aneurysm growth prediction
      $528,579
      award amount
    • 5K25AG071840-05Department: NIH department code
      Development of Dynamic Resting State Functional Connectivity Machine Learning Framework for Dementia
      $132,696
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R25AG078149-05, led by June Ml Chan.

  10. Salma Shariff-Marco

    Leads 1 award · $567,455

    • 5R01MD017762-05Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the impact of area-based composite measures on population differences in mortality: The Multiethnic Cohort Study

      Principal investigators: Salma Shariff-Marco (contact PI), Iona C Cheng

      $567,455
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA290831-03, led by Scarlett L Gomez.

  11. William Brown Iii

    Leads 1 award · $461,850

  12. Aaron Wolfe Scheffler

    Leads 1 award · $389,866

    • 5R01NS131604-03Department: NIH department code
      Bayesian Object-Oriented Modeling of Multi-Modal Imaging Data

      Principal investigators: Aaron Wolfe Scheffler (contact PI), Rajarshi Guhaniyogi

      $389,866
      award amount
  13. Alison Huang

    Leads 1 award · $358,879

    • 5R38HL167283-04Department: NIH department code
      Promoting Clinical and Translational Science Training and Career Development for Residents

      Principal investigators: Alison Huang (contact PI), Jonathan Paul Singer

      $358,879
      award amount
  14. Alicia Fernandez

    Leads 1 award · $340,990

  15. Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan

    Leads 3 awards · $298,668

    • 4R00HD114849-03Department: NIH department code
      Adaptation and pilot testing of a couples-based intervention to prevent perinatal depression in rural India
      $204,206
      award amount
    • 3K99HD114849-02S2Department: NIH department code
      Adaptation and pilot testing of a couples-based intervention to prevent perinatal depression in rural India
      $49,668
      award amount
    • 3R00HD114849-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Adaptation and pilot testing of a couples-based intervention to prevent perinatal depression in rural India
      $44,794
      award amount
  16. Jeffrey N Martin

    Leads 1 award · $283,971

    • 5D43TW011281-07Department: NIH department code
      Training in Clinical and Epidemiological Research for Liberia (TRACER)
      $283,971
      award amount
  17. Jennifer Linnea Smith

    Leads 1 award · $246,000

    • 1R21AI190485-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Malaria importation and the role of agriculture in local transmission in Eswatini (MIRA)
      $246,000
      award amount
  18. Christina P Lindan

    Leads 1 award · $208,224

    • 5R25MH123256-07Department: NIH department code
      International Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (ITAPS)
      $208,224
      award amount
  19. Eva Raphael

    Leads 1 award · $201,150

    • 5K23AI166030-05Department: NIH department code
      Community-onset urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in women of diverse backgrounds
      $201,150
      award amount
  20. Sophie Huddart

    Leads 1 award · $174,420

    • 5K01HL165039-04Department: NIH department code
      Identifying patients at risk of post-tuberculosis lung disease using novel cough and adherence predictors
      $174,420
      award amount
  21. June Ml Chan

    Leads 1 award · $150,120

    • 5R25AG078149-05Department: NIH department code
      Short Courses on the Conduct of Reproducible Aging Research with Big Data

      Principal investigators: June Ml Chan (contact PI), Fei Jiang

      $150,120
      award amount
  22. Carolyn Smith Hughes

    Leads 1 award · $53,114

    • 5F31HD115372-03Department: NIH department code
      Effects of state-level initiatives to reduce early-term elective deliveries on maternal and newborn outcomes
      $53,114
      award amount
  23. Whitney Wells

    Leads 1 award · $51,357

    • 5F31HL177887-02Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating the effects of preschool access policies on parents' cardiovascular health and health inequities: a quasi-experimental population-based investigation
      $51,357
      award amount
  24. Grace Ramey

    Leads 1 award · $47,137

    • 5F31AG090013-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigating clinical risk between autoimmunity and Alzheimer’s Disease in diverse human populations
      $47,137
      award amount
  25. Ikechukwu Emmanuel Ogbonna

    Leads 1 award · $43,479

    • 1F31MH146127-01Department: NIH department code
      Towards a multimodal model of neuronal diversity in the human cerebral cortex
      $43,479
      award amount
  26. Jodi Lee

    Leads 1 award · $43,101

    • 1F31HL184670-01Department: NIH department code
      High-throughput computational modeling to assess the role of 3D genome folding in human congenital heart defects.
      $43,101
      award amount
  27. Ekaterina Chirikova

    Leads 1 award · $42,966

    • 5F31CA290633-02Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating the Interplay of Structural, Social, and Spatial Factors in Ovarian Cancer Survival Disparities in California
      $42,966
      award amount
  28. Carrie Chan

    Leads 1 award · $20,138

    • 5F31HD114398-03Department: NIH department code
      PreoP-SSI: Prediction and prevention of pediatric surgical site infections
      $20,138
      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.

  • Beatriz Martinez Lopez

    Co-investigator on 5D43TW009343-15, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S5, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S4, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S3, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S6, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S2, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S1, led by Craig R Cohen

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Natasha Martin

    Co-investigator on 5D43TW009343-15, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S5, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S4, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S3, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S6, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S2, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S1, led by Craig R Cohen

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Sung-Jae Lee

    Co-investigator on 5D43TW009343-15, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S5, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S4, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S3, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S6, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S2, led by Craig R Cohen; 3D43TW009343-15S1, led by Craig R Cohen

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Erin Lynn Van Blarigan

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA303699-02, led by Iona C Cheng

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Jane C. Figueiredo

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA303699-02, led by Iona C Cheng

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Anna H. Wu

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG075739-05, led by Iona C Cheng

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Jun Wu

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG075739-05, led by Iona C Cheng

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Alison M El Ayadi

    Co-investigator on 5R01HD107197-05, led by Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith; 3R01HD107197-05S1, led by Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith; 3R01HD107197-05S2, led by Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith; 3R01HD107197-05S3, led by Nadia Griffi Diamond-Smith

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Sungshim Lani Park

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA262540-05, led by Iona C Cheng

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Aric Andrew Prather

    Co-investigator on 5T32MD015070-07, led by William Brown Iii

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Raman Khanna

    Co-investigator on 5T32MD015070-07, led by William Brown Iii

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Yulin Hswen

    Co-investigator on 5T32MD015070-07, led by William Brown Iii

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Mark J Pletcher

    Co-investigator on 5T32AG049663-10, led by Jacqueline Marie Torres

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Rajarshi Guhaniyogi

    Co-investigator on 5R01NS131604-03, led by Aaron Wolfe Scheffler

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Jonathan Paul Singer

    Co-investigator on 5R38HL167283-04, led by Alison Huang

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Crystal Wiley Cene

    Co-investigator on 5R25HL126146-12, led by Alicia Fernandez

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Margaret Anne Handley

    Co-investigator on 5R25HL126146-12, led by Alicia Fernandez

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.